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title: "How does an application run in isolation from other applications?"  
description: "How does an application run in isolation from other applications?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-25  
updated: 2015-05-25  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23258/how-does-an-application-run-in-isolation-from-other-applications  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How does an application run in isolation from other applications?

How does an [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) run in [isolation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92818/what-is-the-difference-between-quarantine-and-isolation) from other [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12847/how-to-choose-the-right-ethernet-cable-for-industrial-applications)?\

## Replies

### Reply by Anonymous User

Each application gets its own Linux user ID and virtual machine which means that the application code runs in isolation from other applications.


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